Hi there. Im a bit out of touch with British tv of late. Im wanting to buy a british comedy series on dvd being stuck indoors due to illness.

Contemplating Peep Show or Green Wing after looking around on amazon. Does anyone have opinions about these or have any suggestions for any other series ?

My lastest purchases are Shameless (series 1 to 3, though only seen the first two so far) and Early Doors 1 & 2. I thought Shameless was the best Id seen on tv ever, Early Doors not bad (ie Royale Family in a pub). Though The Office and Extras were pretty good. My faves from the US are of course Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiam.

Any tips ?

If you like Peep Show you'll like Green Wing. Personally, I dont like either of them!

But then I don't like Shameless either, so I think you probably will like them I guess its just a wierd kind of humour I dont really like....

Hope that helps!

Green wing and peep show are both fucking great. I love mitchell and web; the guys who star in peep show, and I love green wing's fucked up sense of humour.

Never seen Green Wing but like Peep Show. I've also become addicted to Little Britain and the Catherine Tate Show (yes, i'm still a newbie here in the UK)

"British comedy"? wtf?

Isn't that an oxymoron?

2the9s said:

Irony?

2the9s said:

And who was it that invented the sarcasm you use 9sey?

susannah said:

The Irish.

2the9s said:

if you can understand anything they're saying.

2the9s said:

Damn , you got me!

I keep forgetting my roots aren't "british"

Spookymuffin said:

Try working with them all the time! 80% of my class is Irish I think the universities must have some sort of agreement!

Gets a bit out of hand when in the pub

susannah said:

i fucking love 'em. they've got a wicked sense of humour and style - i hung out with all the irish guys in madrid more than the others.

Spookymuffin said:

Oh I know, me too! Its, how you say, "banter"

The craic is always abound up here!

susannah said:

banter i hate that word.

Spookymuffin said:

Its my fave word! Although to be fair it probably sounds better in my accent



And anyway, you should all be watching Chewin' The Fat. Thats where the true banter lies

susannah said:

My fav comedy is family guy.

Spookymuffin said:

I think I am the only person I know who doesn't like that show I never really understood why.

And we're talking about British comedy Ben!

petski said:

"shameless" reminds me where i live sort of LOL Its a funny series.

susannah said:

monty python

Spookymuffin said:

Forgiven...

susannah said:

We're doing scenes from the meaning of life as a play. I'm adapting and directing.

Spookymuffin said:

Excellent! Which ones???

susannah said:

Dunno which one we're going to choose to open, then we'll close with the galaxy song sketch (when idle takes the old bint through space whilst singing to her) - and we're gonna take the judge of the competition for a walk instead.

and then fucking hammer is face in.

Spookymuffin said:

Sounds brilliant. Whens the play?

susannah said:

Next term sometime; I'm guessing February.